The Century Center for the Performing Arts in Manhattan will present an evening of 10-minute musicals and songs written by members of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop May 15.

The Century Center for the Performing Arts in Manhattan will present an evening of 10-minute musicals and songs written by members of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop May 15.

Recommended by the nonprofit songwriting workshop's steering committee and selected by Bick Goss, director of the Century's Musical Mondays series, pieces in The BMI 10-Minute Musical and Song Extravaganza were previously heard only in the bubble of the well known nonprofit workshop, where songwriters hone their musical theatre writing craft.

The 8 PM event, which is free (although donations are accepted), will include:

ACT I • Houses, a 10-minute musical. Music by Drew McVety, lyrics by Amanda Green. Performed by Don Stephenson, Emily Loesser and Sean McCourt. Musical director is Alfredo Alvarez.

• "Once Again" (song). Written and performed by Elise Morris. • "My Love is Free" (song). Lyrics by Donna Kaz. Music by Ken Lai. Performed by Amy Schmidt. Musical director is Gerald Stockstill.

• Nuthin', a 10-minute musical. Written and performed by Mark York and Tony Buckley.